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ROYAL GAME SUPPER
FRIDAY EVE. DECEMBER 9th. 's7.
(BeneGt ED PO0L)
RHLL OF FARE.

SOUP.
Green Sea Turtle. Cream of Tomato
FISH.
Stuffed Lake Trout, Claret Sauce.
GAME
Boned Turkey Stuffed Saddle of Vcnlson.
CurrantJelly, Stuffed Saddle of Antelope,
Cranberry Jelly
Blue Winged Duck, French Dressing, Smoth.
cred Prairie chicken, Broiled Pheasant
on Toast, Teal Duck with Jelly.
Quail on Toast.
K1RKSVILLE BERKSHIRE PIG. Stuffed
with Oysters,
SCALLOPED OYSTERS.
COLD DISHES
Boned Turkey, Tongue, Chicken Salad.
Celery.
VEGETABLES.
Stewcd Corn. Stewed Tomatoes
Mashed Potatoes.
RELISHES.
Piccalilli. Cucumber Pickles. Cold Slaw
French Coffee, Chocolate and Tea,
White and Graham Bread. Cracker
all Styles. Imperial Ice Cream,
Assorted Cakes.
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FRIDAY DECEMBER Q.

The waters of polluted
streams are causing deadly epidem-
les in Canada.
Attorney General Boone
will be candidate for reelection
to his present office.
Judge Burgess of Grundy
County will be a candidate for
Supreme Judge at the next Demo-
cratic State Convention.
The Supreme Court ad-
journed last week to Dec. 10Th
without rendering a decision ON
the constitutionality of the local
option law.
The Presidents message is
free trade throughout, and &ill
make fine campaign document
for the Republican party. We
will publish it in full next week
Last Friday the Jary in
the case of Joseph n. Claim fol
the murder of Judge Hunolt Of
Shelby county, returned verdict
OF murder in the first degree.
The next National Prohi.
bition convention will be held il
Indianapolis the first Wednesday
in June rext. Prof. Samuel A.
Dickey of Albion, Mich. has been
chosen as chairman of the conyen.
ton.
The Supreme Court of the
United States has decided that
prohibition in any state is consti-
tutional, and that the state may
prohibit the manufacture or sale
of any article which it considers
dangerous to the health or morals
of the community.
At the recent election in
Maryland, the Republicans gained
eighteen members of the legisla.
tnre and cut down the Democratic
majority on the state ticket from
$4,000 to 5000. Gorman's manage
ment will soon make Maryland 6
safe Republican state.
II. V. Powderly has signifed
his intention of retiring from the
leadership of the Knights of La
bor at the expiration of his presen
term. He has become discouraged
by the attitude Of his enemies
whowant anarchy to rule the order
Ii Mr.. Powderly stands by hi,
determination to relinquish hi
place at the head of the order, i
is not probable that another vii
be found, who will work SO faith
fully for the good of the organiza.
tion, or show such good judgemen-
and far sightedness, under the
most trying difficulties.
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studious students last year,
and as old school mates we tender
him our congratulations and
''May hls Joy be deep rs the ocean,
His sorrows as light as its foam"
Is the wish of the old students
of the X. NJ. G. and of
Fritz
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KIRKSVILLE MARKETS.

EGGS C per doz
BUTTER-I2 to Is
OLD HENS-4c per ID.
FEATHERS-35c
OATS-23
HAY-SS.OO
HOGS-A25 to 1870.
COWS q HEIFERS Fat II to 9
BEESWAX-l9c
TALLOW-21 to Sc
LARD-6 toS C
HORSES-S9O to s11O
DRY COWS-11 to2.
CORN-33c
WHEAT-6Oc
RYE-35c
POTATOES-5O to So
MILR Il * COWS & CALVES $50
ROOsTERs-s1.25 per doz
STEERS-Common 2 to 21e;
SHEEP so to $3.50
HIDES-green q to 6. dry. s to1O
TIMOTHY SEED-S2.00
ONIONS-75c per bushel.
BRAN-65, 75c per hund.
SHORTS-90c per hund.
MIXED FEED-8Oc per hun
YOUNG CHICKENS cts.
CABBAGE-5 to 10cts. per head
PPLES-75c. toS1.OO.
TURKEYS-5c. per. ID
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TRUSTEES SALE.

WnEREAs, Mary and Anna Shaw, by their
certain Deed of Trust dated the 25th dsy Of
February lss6, and recorded in the Recorders
Office OF Adair Comfy, at Deed Book o. page
~, conveyed to the undersigned 4. NJ Smith
Trustree, all their right, title, interest and
estate, in and to the following described Real
Estate situated in the county OF Adair, State
OF Missouri, viz: Lots No. Two and Three
z Il 81 of Block No, Forty-Four 40 situated in
the Original Town OF Kirksville, which said
conveyance was made in trust to secure the
payment of II certain promissory note in said
deed described and whereas three OF said notes
have become due and are unpaid, which ac-
cording to the provisions Of said deed OF trust
renders the whole of said unpaid notes, IS due
and payable, now therefore, in accordance with
the provisions of said Deed OF Trust, and at the
request OF the legal holder OF said notes will
proeede to sell the above described Real Estate
at the court house door in the town OF Rirks-
Vile, in the county OF Adair, State Of Missouri
Aforesaid, to the highest bidder for cash,
at public auction, on Saturday the 18th day
OF January l5ss, between the hours OF nine in
the forenoon and five in the afternoon TO salts
fy said note, together with the cost and
expense Of executing this trust.
A VI. SMITH,
frustree.
Dated this 9th day OF Decembsr iss7.
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That Rarest of Combinations.

True delicacy of flavor with true
efficacy of action has been attained
in the famous California fruit
liquid remedy, Syrup of Fig. Its
pleasant taste and beneficial
effects have rendered it immensely
popular. It cleans the System,
cures Costiveness, etc. For sale
by J. G. Jamison.
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Strayed

Pale red COW with line back and
erumpled horns. Any one finding
such will please return to me and
[ will pay for trouble.
NJ. L. BEEMAN.
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Boarders Wanted.

Gentlemen boarders wanted by
Charley Cole, at former residence
of P. j. Brown. Good aecomda-
tions and terms reasonable.
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Largest Line Of christmas Goods in
the City at the Ladies Bazar.

We have $50 different designs
in dolls; muffiers and hankerchiefs
in endless varieties. 1t would
take the entire paper to describe
all the novelties we have. But if
you want to buy a present of any
kind do not fail to see US. Prices
greatly reduced.
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Entertainment

The annual entertainment Of
the Philomathean literary society
of the State Normal school, at
Kirksville, will be given to the
public on the evening Of Dec. 16
at Normal Chapel. This is 8
great treat in store for all. An
interesting programe will be pre-
sented and promises to be one of
the best of the kind yet given. A
marked feature of the evenings
programm is a very laughabie
farce entitled "a mock trial for
breach of PROMISE to be presented
by some of the best talent the
society affords. Good music has
been secured and no efforts will be
spared to make this entertainment
the best of the season. Remem.
ber the date, Dec. 18th, and look
out for email bills giving full.
particulars.
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The following are the shipments
made from Greentop, from
Thanksgiving 1886 to Thanksgiv-
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For Sale or Ress::.

Two houses and one lot, house of FIVE
rooms, stable for four head of stock and
buggy. VIII rent, or cell at bargain. Ad-
dress G. B. Polly or II. Bestman, Krksville,
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Bring in Your Poultry.

And get the highest market
drice in cash at the KirksviIle
Creamery.
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IA % al 2 =
i've than assuring to Democrats.
OF course nothing succeeds like
success. We have rejoiced over
the victory, and now hold all the
prestige it gives us for the presi-
dental contest less than a year
hence. But it is ostrich-like wit
to blind ourselves to the fact that
while the Democratic ticket car
ried the day by plurality of Is,
15S, there is a majority of 1O4, SIG
against it on the aggregate poll.
That is, there were 46S,3S0 votes
polled for the Democratic ticket,
and 572,906 votes polled for the
other tickets.
In addition to the uncertain
and shifting elements of the poll
as thus exhibited, there is the
stay at home vote to be taken into
consideration. The largest vote
ever polled in the state was that
on Presidential ticket in 1884,
when the aggregate was 1,197, ,169,
or 125,s73 larger than that just
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Syrup of Figs.

Is Natures own true laxative.
1t is the moste easily taken, and
the most effective remedy known
to Cleanse the System when
Bilious or Costive; to dispel
Headaches, Colds, and Fevers
to Cure Habitual Constipation,
Indigestion, Piles, etc. Manu-
factured only by the California
Fig Syrup Company, San Fran
cisco, Cal. For sale by J. G..
Jamison.
Salvation Oil always cures pain.
1t should be the companion of
every travelling man. 1t extin-
guishes pain, whether resulting
from a cut, a burn, bruise or a
sprain. Get only the genuine,
Price Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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Thos. Holb rook.

Is prepared to handle your tur.
keys, chickens, ducks, and gesse BY
the thousand. He will be fount
at the Kirksville Creamery. Gu
this out and paste in your hat sc
you will remember the place.
Grassel Bros Wagon and Carriage
Factory.
w Q wishto say to the farmers and
business men Of Adair county,
that we have our shop completed,
and have on hand a stock Of
throughly dried wagon timber.
We are now prepared TO build
wagons, buggies, ard drays Of all
kinds to order. Satisfaction
guaranteed. We have come TO
stay and expect by good work and
square dealing to merit your
patronage. Special attention
given to repair work Of all kinds.
Charges reasonable Give us q
call and be convinced. At the
iron clad building across the
street, southwest of Brick Livery
Barn, Kirksville Mo-,
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The lowest rates of interest ant
most liberal terms are given by
W. H. Clark Kirksville.
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The Recent Election In New York
does not ensure the Electoral
Vote to the Democratic
Party

The following from the Roches-
ter UNION AND ADVERTISER, the
leading Democratic paper of West
ern New York, will dampen the
ardor of democrats who are talk
ing without thinking, and who
boldly assert that New York is as
solidly democratic as any state of
the Solid South. 1t says: Re-
turns of the canvas in the several
counties have been received at
Albany, and the aggregates are
announced as follows for Secretary
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THATCHER
Money Saved is Money Twice Earned

For Insurance and Farm Loan
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D0CKERY & WE

UUChENI q WE
Real Estate Brokers and Alb
stractors have complete set of
abstracts of all lands in Adair Go.
Money to loan on improved farms
at 6 per cent interest.
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Another car load of Studebaker
wagons at Carothers & Greene's
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Buy pair of best kid gloves
made, at 75c to s1,00 pair at Geo.
r. Brewington's.
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Look at those sleighs at
Carothers & Greene's.
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Genuine Round Oak stoves at
Carothers & Greene's.
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Remember we have a few more
stoves for sale. Carothers &
Greene.
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NICHOLS.

VIII pay you cash for your
butter and eggs, and will sell you,
| nm poLol d IN
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Good goods and low prices, our
Motto. NEFF & KELLER.
Brashear, Mo.
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Go to Y. P. Mason & Son fo1
staple and fancy groceries.
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Goods cheap for cash at W. P
Mason & Sons.
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GRASsLE BROS csn g
I9' Iss7
3. z LANKlN. ins!;s: .es.is. a.; {.

his Twenty I'VE thousand d0lisr stock OF dyy
goods, clothing, carpets, ladies and children,
winter wraps, bats and fur caps, ladies aad
gents hosiery and underwear. fine yarns etc
Largest stock and lowest prices gusfanteed.
, 1887-01-29
JUST now the Catholic church is bcset


JUST now the Catholic church is bcset
oy a contumacious presbytcr. DR., Nc
flynn. the rector Of one OF the foremost
parishes in New York City. OF late he
has opposed to the authority of his su-
periors nothing more than as mtrtia.
He is firm, but non aggressive The con
xregation. long accustomed to his minis
~rations and revering his person, is mil
tant. 1t is vigorous in its dcmoustra-
ions of approval for the deposcd clergy
man,, and withholds from his SUCCESSOR
hose siuews So important in war and re-
igion which largely engage the attention
If a prudent ecclesiastical administrator.
let the archbishop, in sequestering DIR.
dcGlynn. is but exercising that disciplin-
ny authority without which any organizl.
ion, social, religious, political, is but a
ope of sand.
, 1887-01-29

The Democrats having a TWO third ma
jority in the city council, will be held
responsible by the people for the admin
istration of the city's affairs during the
ensuing year. The minority of three Re-
publicans has by the mayors appoint
ment been put in charge Of all the COM
mittees OF the council, and thus hat
minority will control legislation and ex-
penditures unless the Democratic majority
assumes the right to reorganize the com
mittees. The charter does not give the
mayor the power to select these commit
ices. and the council rules covering that
point can easily be amended. The Dem
ocrats Of the council have a duty to per
form in this matter and they should not
hesitate a moment II they wish to retain
he respect and confidence of their con
%,tituents.
, 1887-01-29

Can you remember any case where you
brought any special tactics into play"
Yes said John l.. Sullivan, II just
happen to remember one circumstance, and
III tell you of it. A young and pretty
clever boxer-I Won't Mention his name
now-undertook to stand up before me for
four rounds. Now, l wanted to give the
public n good show for their moneys
worth, so l allowed the young man to
hammer away To his hearts content.
When, after the second round, l was be
ing sponged OFF in my corner | said to my
second, About half a minute before this
next round Is over you call out 'Johnl
loud enough for me to hcar OF Time
was called, and after n few passes | rushed
In and laid my head upon that young
mans breast and let him belt away at me
as lard a. he could. The audience cheered
because they thought he was knocking me
out, sure, but ut that close range his blows
hurt me about as much as you could now
by fihbing me on the top of the head with
a soft glove. There | lay, MS snug "a you
please, taking a great deal of amusement
out Of The enthusiasm OF the audience.
Presently my second. who had kept his
eyes upon his watch, called out John
and then | stepped back and landed my
young man one under the ear, and that
was the last Of him "-Sacramento Bee.
, 1887-01-29

In Il dingy little basement ON West
Madison street works from early morn till
late at night an honest barber. He shayes
ior ten cents, cuts hair for twenty, burns
oil lamps for economy's sake, and is not
getting rich. But he means to be rich
some day, just the same. Who, on the
sunny side OF 40, does not, for that mat
ter But not every one has plans therefor
80 well defined Us this honest barber in the
dingy basement.
'Iwill be rich some day he said to Il
customer, proudly, and | don't mind tell
ing Yea how ] am going to get there. Just
n soon rs | can save enough money |
mean to rent Ill ~entresol platform in the
front Of some State street store, place my
chairs therein, and arrange mirrors in the
back end Of the ceiling, SO that men may
sit IA my shop and gaze upon the passing
throug without. Then I'll charge double
prices Tor work, and live in a house on the
avenoo. an ride 10 my shop in kerridge.
Do YOU hear met'-Chicago Herald
, 1887-01-29
poLlcEMgNts ODD TRICKS.
One Poor Fellows Unsatisfactory of
Bad Scrapc with Flying Colors.

One Poor Fellows M~istake--Ont OF .
Bad Scrapo with Flying Colors.
After saiuting his superior officers the
patrolnan, evidently much relieved, re-
joined The reporter, remnrking that he
Ind probably seen the last of them for
that tour at least.
Il have been in this precinct several
years. he continued, CHANGING at the blue
stripe on his sleeve, and nave been fortu-
nate in having had but few complaints
before the commissioners. There is II
good deal of luck in this; some men are
dismissed, it often seems, for what others
are fined n days pay for. The rules of
the department are, in the letter, so strict
that a man may get n paper from II
cranky roundsman for stopping a couple
of minutes to talk to u citizen, being n foot
or two off post, not patroling to the right
or for some trifling breach of q seemingly
unimportant regulation.
II remember the case Of one poor fellow
who was broke for doing what he supposed
TO be right. His post was at the limit of
the precinct, and one night ho was sum
moncd TO the adjoining one by word that
n desperate fight was in progress there.
Investigation brought to light simply Il
war OF words between two families resi-
dent in the same tenement house. The
roundsman caught him and the commits
sioners censured him roundly for being off
his beat. Not long afterward he be-
lieved to be a similar case occurred and he
declined to leave the precinct. This time
1t proved TO be a murder, and he was dis
charged for dereliction OF duty.
II remember a little episode which oc-
CURED last winter in which two policemen
came out OF Il bad scrape with flying col
ors. 1t was "a very cold night, or rather
nrrta nV1 hnktH, g.oY tIair rnra1a
they thought the way clear for a little rest.
So they hied to livery stable on one mans
post and adjacent to that of the other, and
were soon asleep in its warm office. An
hour or so later their slumbers were rudely
broken by "a roundsman's rap, sounding
clear and loud from the next corner What
to do was the question. One thing was
certain-they must remain under cover
while the roundsman was In sight. After
minutes which seemed hours their supe-
perior disappeared down the beat. Seiz
ing two sets Of harness the patrolmen left
the stable, and, running to the station
house, deposited their burden before the
desk. Their explanation was clever,
though somewhat far from the facts.
''Patrolmnn No. l told the sergeant that
he had seen n man in the distance carry
Ing u load and acting suspiciously. Rap
ping for assistance, patrolman No. 2 Joined
him and they pursued the fugitive, who
dropped his burden and ran SO fast that
owing to his long start he escaped. In tho
pursuit they found the two sets OF harness,
which presumably had been stolen. At
this %juncturc the roundsman came in pre-
pared to report the absence from post Of
the two delinquents, but their story stood
the test, and they did not ave to repeat 1t
to the commissioners Next day the liy-
cry stable keeper, having been posted duly,
reported his loss, recovered his property
and warmly complimented the efficient
policemen. New York World.
, 1887-01-29

Will. certain Eastern railroad men
been declaring the impracticability
# heating cars by steam from the locomo-
i've drawing the train, it appears hat
precisely that impracticable thing is being
lone. The cars on the elevated railroads
New York City are warmed with steam
rom the engines The cars on the
'~leveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Il Indi-
.napolis and on til, indianapolis 4 St.
.ouis railways, are heated in the same
way. This method OF car heating has also
,een in use four years on the Dunkirk,
Allegheny Valley * Pittsburg railroad
With the most satisfactory results, the cars
,einQ easily warmed in the coolest wealth
r.. The heat is much more equally dis
ributed than by the old method of stoves,
vhich make the cars too warm near them
nd leave the atmosphere intentionally
old elsewhere.
, 1887-01-29
INTERSTATE COMMENCE COM
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, 1887-01-29
NINETY A AGO.


#
The Commercial Advertiser was born
as n daily paper in the year 1876, and
during the long interval since 1t has pune
tually appeared in the homes OF its friends
in the evening OF every secular day. This
must be consequently about the SiO,OOVth
number of the journal. Our oontem-
poraries are all, with one exception, tho
mereSt babes in arms compared to us. but
we pat them on the back all the same,
hoping they may be good boys and attain
ultimately n venerable age like ours;
while, for the exception among them, our
near ncighbor, The Evening Post, we are
glad TO see how hale and hearty looking II
is at its time of life.
We began our work at the close Of
Wnshington's administration and have
had our say of all the fifteen administra-
lions that have followed, prnising some
and cDndemning others. The federal
government, when we first saw the light,
was Mt Philadelphia, whittier it took two
days hy coach to travel, and the state gov
eminent, us now, at Albany, which we
reached in a week through mud or dust on
the banks OF the Hudson. Fulton's first
steamboat came only ten years afterward
10 navigate that noble stream at the
s%tupcndous rate OF four miles IN hour.
The Erie canal, which put the city into
tOllilIA - WA NAt bAtbh ffRN 'Vhtft ~ Aff%
near Buffalo, was still twenty years OH; it
was thirty years before the railroad up
peared, and forty before the first ocean
steamer, while II any one had predicted
those fantastic contriyances, the telegraph
and the telephone, he would ave been
sent Mt once to Il lunatic asylum.
New York had then less than so, o In
habitnnts, its northern boundary was
about Chambers street, and all beyond
was orchard and green fields, with
here and there an Isolated farm
house. Up on the river lay Greenwich
village, II sort OF summer resort. whittier
the richer sort repaired rs n refuge from
the yellow fever, which vas n not infrc
quent visitor. We crossed the river In
peri augers, as they were called, and after
ward in horse boats. Hoboken was
scarcely n hamlet, and where Brooklyn Is
the little boys used to gather nuts or to
trap squirrels. All our readers OF that
day are long since dead, and but few of
their descendants nre living. Even the
great family names OF the period, which
had swayed the nation In colonial times
the Stuyvesants, the Livingstons, the
R~hinelnnders, the Morrises, the Coldens
and others-have left few representatives,
and ARE rapidly disappearing before more
plcbcian growths and the nfluX from the
old world. Where their children sported
in the ancient day we hear only II foreign
tongue, the German, the Italian or the
French, and what We're forests and fields
To them are to us densely crowded tene-
ment houses and long lines OF shops
New York Commercial Advertiser